The Dodgers swept the Reds for the second time this season, and they head back to LA this weekend with a three-game win streak.
The Dodgers scored one in the first and never trailed in the 7-4 victory. Jeff Kent started off with a double in the first and scored on Russell Martin’s RBI-double. Two more came in the fourth, including a leadoff solo shot by Matt Kemp, who was 2 for 5 with 3 RBI. They added two more in the fifth when Kemp hit a two-out double and James Loney capped it off for the seventh run in the sixth inning with an RBI-single. Loney continued his hot month of June, going 3 for 4 with 2 runs and an RBI.
Eric Stults was outstanding in his first start with the Dodgers since September. He went six full scoreless innings before being pulled in the seventh, being tagged for three runs but only one earned. He ended by giving up just six hits and fanning five for his first win of the year. Scott Proctor came in for the seventh but was pulled after giving up a run. Joe Beimel and Jonathan Broxton then combined for a scoreless hold before Saito earned his tenth save of the season.
The Dodgers look to extend their win streak as they head back to home to host an Interleague series with the Indians.
